Every time he would return to his fielding place on the boundary after completing an over, the crowd would cheer him lustily. When he returned to his place after taking the fifth wicket in Pakistan's second innings, the crowd bowed in admiration, representing a new high in the history of cricketers of Indian origin playing for England.

Chief executive Richard Bevan said: "Having two overseas players has created unsustainable financial pressures for counties, so we believe this change is very sensible.http://news.bbc.co.u...ies/5239590.stm

That extra Sky money is definitely coming in useful then. Roll out the Kolpaks.

At least one man was killed, nearly 400 injured and a dozen houses burned down in a series of clashes following a controversial umpiring decision in rural Bangladesh. Police fired gunshots and tear gas to disperse the rioters near Brahmanbaria, 60 miles from Dhaka.